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12:00 AM, June 16, 2019 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:00 AM, June 16, 2019

FACTS

Pakistan are yet to win a World Cup match against India. The two sides have met six times in the mega event with Pakistan

losing all the encounters so far.

 

Shoaib Malik has amassed 1782 runs -- the most by any batsmen on either sides’ current World Cup squad -- in the 41 matches he played against India. The right hander also scored four centuries against India, which is also the highest number of tons by any player

among the two sides’ current squads. 

 

For India it is MS Dhoni who has scored the most runs against Pakistan. He scored 1230 runs in the 35 matches he

played against Pakistan.

 

India skipper Virat Kohli’s career best 183 came against Pakistan back in 2012 in Mirpur during an Asia Cup encounter between the two sides. It is also the highest individual score by any batsman on the two sides’ current World Cup squads.

 

India’s Hardik Pandya who has played three matches against Pakistan, has an average of 96 -- the highest among the players of the two current squads.

 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has scalped 14 wickets -- the most by any of the current players on India’s squad -- in the nine games he

played against Pakistan.


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